Field fire quickly extinguished

Four fire departments made quick work of a field fire Monday afternoon on Darnell Road near Bolivia Road between Mechanicsburg and Mount Auburn.

Mechanicsburg Assistant Fire Chief Jason Jarret said a farmer was spraying weeds in a field shortly after 3 p.m. when the hot motor of an all-terrain vehicle likely set fire to a patch of grass on the property. Crews had cleared the scene by 4:40 p.m.

In addition to Mechanicsburg Fire Department, crews from Buffalo, Illiopolis and Rochester also responded.